Photograph of two women at the launching of the S.S. Harriet Tubman

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A black-and-white photograph of two women at the christening of the S.S. Harriet Tubman, mounted on a black paper page of a bound photograph album commemorating the event owned by Harriet Tubman's niece, Eva Stewart Northrup. The women pose together in front of a large photograph of the ship, holding a piece of paper between them, and smiling at the camera. The photograph is labeled "MADAME WALKER" in blue ink.

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